WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington restaurant is offering a special $5 “Moscow Mueller” drink every time special counsel Robert Mueller indicts an associate of President Donald Trump. The Bird DC promoted the offer on Twitter Wednesday and added the hashtag “#muellertime.” The drink’s name is a play on the popular Moscow Mule, a beverage made […]
Civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who is known for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, has died at the age of 84. Gregory died August 19, 2017, a post on his Instagram made by his son states that the comedian and activist died in Washington D.C. Gregory was taken to the […]
Last year, only 57 percent of seniors graduated from D.C's Ballou High School.
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 21.3 million tourists visited Washington last year, with both domestic and international visitors setting records, the tourism bureau for the nation’s capital announced Wednesday. International tourists topped 2 million for the first time, fueled by an influx of travelers from China, according to data released Wednesday by Destination DC. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in an unattended vehicle parked on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol and the vehicle’s owner was found and arrested, a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman said. Police Lt. Kimberly A. Schneider told The Associated Press that Capitol Police officers on routine patrol […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia defied threats from Congress and moved forward Thursday with legalizing possession of marijuana after a voter-approved initiative. Despite last-minute maneuvers by Republican leaders in Congress and threats that city leaders could face prison time, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said the city was implementing marijuana legalization as approved by […]
A substitute teacher has been charged with first-degree sexual assault after she allegedly had oral sex with a 17-year-old student on her first day at the job. WUSA reports: According to police, Symone Greene, who taught an English class at Options Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., performed oral sex on the teen behind her […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Brown pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hitting a man outside a Washington hotel, an assault that occurred while the singer was on probation for attacking his then-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to time served. He spent two days in a District of Columbia jail in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Singer Chris Brown is scheduled to appear in a District of Columbia court for what would be a third attempt at a plea deal to resolve an assault case that dates to October 2013. According to court filings, Brown was scheduled to appear in D.C. Superior Court on Friday for a plea […]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Reagan National Airport is celebrating the opening of Ben’s Chili Bowl in one of its terminals as the famous Washington eatery opens its first airport location. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration Wednesday at the airport will include performances by the Chuck Brown Band and giveaways to diners. After the celebration, Ben’s […]
Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington are the cities still in the running for a possible U.S. bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. A person briefed on the U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision-making process told The Associated Press that all four cities are still in consideration. The person requested anonymity because the USOC has […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Possession of less than one ounce of marijuana would no longer be a criminal offense in the nation’s capital under a bill approved by the D.C. Council. If the bill becomes law, the District of Columbia would join the 17 states that have decriminalized pot possession. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to sign […]
